St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19

IhE IuSt ulStliery HdNlHS bccH SioScu 'H
Iowa, Dakota will lose a glorious opportunity
for diverting immigration to herself If she
does not Immediately offer its proprietors
bonus to locate within her borders
STRAY SUNBEAMS.
Woman hanging is growing into popularity
again in England. A woman was hanged ut
Liverpool last Friday for the double murder
of her daughter and mother, upon whom she
had placed an insurance.
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The most popular feature of the hanging
was the improved method of execution. In
stead of erecting an old-fashioned gailows
the sheriff dug a hole in the ground. The
drop was from the level pavement of the
yard into an eght-fuot bricked pit. There
was nothing to suggest the scanold except
the rope and thus the execution was relieved
of the hideousness which usually accom-
panies such ceremonies.
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LAWRENCE BARRETT is in trouble. He is
being annoyed n good deal lately by the repre-
sentatiyes of Il London banking firm which has
been attaching his effects on the ground that
Mr. BARRETT is indebted to the firm for
debt contracted in 1854. BARRETT is wealthy
and has valuable property in the East, but
instead OF lighting down on that, his English
creditors prefer TO dog him around the coun-
try and attach his box receipts.
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When Mr.. BARRETT was starring in En-
gland in 1884. contrary TO popular impression,
he lost money on his engagement. When he
closed up he was short 900. HENRY IRV-
ING and other friends proposed 10 advance
the money TO relieve him of his financial diff
Ion.
business way, he declined their generous
offer and negotiated q loan for the amount
from the American Exchange, an institution
doing banking business in London.
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Mr. BARRETT claims that he has paid the
principal in full, hut when the American
Exchange extracted So per cent. on the loan
he declined to pay it. He says that he agreed
to pay reasonable interest but the creditors
refused to accept less than the 30 per cent.
Hence the litigation between them.
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Mr. BARRETT announces that he and Mr..
BOOTH will start out on starring engage
ment in September together. Their roper
toire will consist of '.Othello,'' Hamlet"
Macbeth" Lear" Julius Cesar and
the Merchant OF Venice ana will bring to
each appearance scenery, costumes and
| other accessories of as complete and accurate
! character as possible. In Julius Cesar
BOOM will play Brutus and BARR EFT W ill
| take the part of Cassius. The roles of
| Othello and Iago will be aternated between
! them. BARRETT will play Macbeth to
| BOOTHS Macduff, Edgar to his Lear" and
the Ghost to his 'Hamlet.' BARRETT will
not appear in the Merchant of Venice but
will play in an afterpiece called 1.-The King S
| Pleasure
An Oregon topper has published notice to
saloonkeepers that if any one sells him beer,
whisky, or any other intoxicating drink, he
will prosecute them to the fullest extent of
the law. That is the kind of prohibition that
prohibits.
The New York people paid $4,000 in one
week to see BERNHART. And yet there is no
indica ion that the fund for the GRANT
monument will ever he raised.
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Mrs Folsom says that she objects to being
called the presidents mother-iE-law and she
prefers to nave the newspapers speak of her
as Mrs. CLEvELANDs mother. 1t would
probably be more agreeable to the old lady's
vanity and quite as convenient to speak of
| the the president as Mrs. FoLsoM'S son-in-
law.
| Hon. ]. K. TooLE. congressional delegate
| from Montana, passed through this city yes
| terday on his way home from Washington.
Mr.. ToOLE scored the record of accomplish
| ing more for his territory than any other
delegate. He was just as influential in the
executive mansion as he was in the halls OF
| congress.
The only man who was an overmatch for
Mr.. TooLE was JOHN S. DICKERsoN, formerly
Il st. Paul newspaper man, now of the Helena
| Independent. Dick went down to Wash
| ington at the head of lobby to secure the
right of way for a projected Montana railroad
| through an Indian reservation. Delegate
| TOOLE was committed against the bill and
''Dick'' had to play lone hand, at which he
is exceedingly expert.
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When DICKERsoN found that his bill was
going through congress he trembled IN his
| boots for fear of an executive veto. The
president was committed against granting the
right Of way to railway companies through
Indian lands, having previously vetoed 8
similar measure.
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Knowing the president to be sympathetic
man DICKERsoN concluded to worl, on his
| feelings. 1t happened fortunately for him
that the snow blockade occurred in the North
west just at that time. DICK telegraphed
his Helena friends to send to Washington
daily bulletins Of the price of coal in Montana
and to be sure to give it a big raise each day.
"DICK" saw 10 it that the bulletins reached
the White House.
The president stood the bulletin strain I'M
til the price of coal reached SO ton ant
then he began to melt. When, the next day
the news reached him that coal had gone VI
to 800 he said to his private secretaty DAN
it would be cruel to allow even principle t
stand in the way Of relieving those suffering
people. Montana shall have more railroad
if they have to dig up the whole IndiaI
reservation to get them" With the excep
ton of some appropriation bills the Montan;
railroad bill was the last to pass congress, We
} it received the executive approval befor
congress adjourned.
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Emperor WILLIAM, of Germany, was jus
Al years old when GROVER CLEVELAND wa:
born. Yesterday they exchanged cOngratu
latory kilograms, each having passed anothe
mile post in life's journey. 1t Kaiser VIII
HELM had sent a congratulatory Telegram
when CLEVELAND was born it would hav
taken six weeks for the message to hav
reached its destination. The world doe
move.
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The horrors Of the Buffalo hotel fire con
tribute another sermon on the necessity 70
proper fire escapes in public buildings. /
doesn't speak well for the progressive condi
l ton of city where people are compelled t.